Wines of Algarve

The importance of vineyards in the south of Portugal dates back to the presence of the Moors in the region, when wines were already of a good enough quality to be exported.

Today, wines of good quality are still produced in Algarve, using the protection of the mountains of Monchique against the cold winds from the north and the Mediterranean climate of the region.

“Algarve Regional Wine” is produced all over Algarve. The vines grow all along the coastline from Tavira to Lagos in rocky, red, clay, sandy, limestone soils. There are four Denominações de Origem Controlada (DOC) in the Algarve: Lagos, Portimão, Lagoa and Tavira.